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U fans will travel
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle said that when it comes to the Gophers fans’ reputation for attendance at bowl games, they have proved they will travel to the right contest.
And you have to imagine that facing Auburn in the Outback Bowl will be a big draw, especially because it’s a New Year’s Day game in Tampa.
“I can tell you in my conversations for the past two, three weeks, I have been talking to the directors of the bowls — the Florida bowls and other bowl games — and we talk about we had such a strong showing at the [2015] Citrus Bowl [losing 33-17 to Missouri in Orlando], a lot of people went to that game,” he said.
“We went to the [2016] Holiday Bowl [beating Washington State 17-12 in San Diego], and we traveled well. When we were in Detroit last year [defeating Georgia Tech 34-10 in the Quick Lane Bowl] we traveled well. I would agree that people understand that the Gophers will travel.”
Coyle recently attended the Big Ten athletic directors meetings and said the football team’s success this season was noticed by everyone in the conference.
“There is no doubt,” Coyle said. “I can tell you I had to go down to Indianapolis … and how many people came up to me congratulating me on having a great season for our football program and Coach [P.J.] Fleck and a lot of people screaming ‘Row the Boat’ as you walk around with a Minnesota sweatshirt on. It was nice to see Coach Fleck and our team get some well-deserved recognition for this season.”
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Go Gophers!!
U fans will travel
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle said that when it comes to the Gophers fans’ reputation for attendance at bowl games, they have proved they will travel to the right contest.
And you have to imagine that facing Auburn in the Outback Bowl will be a big draw, especially because it’s a New Year’s Day game in Tampa.
“I can tell you in my conversations for the past two, three weeks, I have been talking to the directors of the bowls — the Florida bowls and other bowl games — and we talk about we had such a strong showing at the [2015] Citrus Bowl [losing 33-17 to Missouri in Orlando], a lot of people went to that game,” he said.
“We went to the [2016] Holiday Bowl [beating Washington State 17-12 in San Diego], and we traveled well. When we were in Detroit last year [defeating Georgia Tech 34-10 in the Quick Lane Bowl] we traveled well. I would agree that people understand that the Gophers will travel.”
Coyle recently attended the Big Ten athletic directors meetings and said the football team’s success this season was noticed by everyone in the conference.
“There is no doubt,” Coyle said. “I can tell you I had to go down to Indianapolis … and how many people came up to me congratulating me on having a great season for our football program and Coach [P.J.] Fleck and a lot of people screaming ‘Row the Boat’ as you walk around with a Minnesota sweatshirt on. It was nice to see Coach Fleck and our team get some well-deserved recognition for this season.”
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www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!